Germany Denies Report on Plan to Buy Additional US F-35 Fighters

Germany denied a Reuters report that said the government in Berlin was in talks to purchase additional Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter-jets on top of an existing order of 35 aircraft.

There are currently no concrete plans to buy more F-35s and no political decisions have been taken, according to an emailed statement Friday from the defense ministry in Berlin.

The ministry would only comment on possible procurement projects once parliament had approved them, a ministry spokeswoman said.

Germany was considering ordering more F-35s because its next-generation fighter-jet program with France (FCAS) is faltering, Reuters reported Thursday.

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